New Method Provides Safe, Permanent Birth Control for Women

Welcoming a child into the world is a life-changing event. Many women feel they have
completed their family or have made the choice that they do not want children.

For these women, one of the most effective forms of permanent birth control is Essure.
The Essure procedure involves tubal ligation, but is unlike other sterilization procedures.

“Essure causes the fallopian tubes to undergo a complete fibrosis (or scarring) that
results in tubal occlusion (blockage) of the entire fallopian tube, as opposed to a small
segment of tube,” says obstetrician/gynecologist, Cherrie Morris, M.D. “This results in
an extremely low failure rate.”

Dr. Morris recommends the procedure for women who are confident that they do not
want children or have completed their family. “This procedure is extremely effective and
not reversible,” Dr. Morris says.

The Essure procedure is a safe, non-surgical, non-hormonal form of permanent birth
control. Most of the Essure procedures are performed in the office with little discomfort.
“Many patients do so well during the procedure, they actually watch me as I place
the Essure coils into the fallopian tubes,” Dr. Morris says. “It does take the fallopian
tubes about three months to undergo the fibrosis process, so effective birth control
is mandatory during this period. At the end of the three months we will schedule a
hystosalpingogram (HSG), a simple radiographic procedure, to confirm the
tubes are absolutely blocked.”

Dr. Morris says that her patients have reported a high degree of
satisfaction with the Essure procedure because they do not lose
time at work or with their families and they do not have to take
birth control pills or use another form of birth control.

“Many women don’t know something like this exists,” Dr.
Morris says. “The idea of having a simple office procedure
that requires very little downtime other than the visit itself,
which provides effective permanent birth control and is
more cost-effective than a hospital procedure or long-term
birth control, is the ideal choice for most women today.”

“"Dr. Morris recommends the
procedure for women who are
confident that they do not want
children or have completed
their family. “This procedure
is extremely effective and not
reversible,” Dr. Morris says.”